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UC Davis scientists to discuss aquatic invasive species and research on endangered fish

Cooperative Extension Specialist Lisa Thompson conducts research and outreach programs to help anadromous and inland fish. As director of the Center for Aquatic Biology and Aquaculture, she oversees a facility at UC Davis that gives scientists extraordinary capabilities to study some of California’s most threatened and endangered fish species. (Photo by Stephanie Locher)

A pair of leading UC Davis experts will provide a rare glimpse into efforts to protect California biodiversity at a public lecture May 10, 4–6 p.m., in the UC Davis Conference Center. Lisa Thompson, a UC Cooperative Extension specialist and director...

Posted on Friday, April 27, 2012 at 9:40 AM

Author: John Stumbos

Tags: Delta smelt (1), endangered species (2), invasive species (8), Thompson (1), UC Davis (15)

Pacific fisher kits returned to the wild

Four baby Pacific fishers were released in the forest this week, with the aid of UC Berkeley scientists who are studying the Sierra Nevada population of the rare weasel-like carnivore. Pacific fishers were once an abundant species, but the population...

A young Pacific fisher steps out into wildnerness.

Posted on Friday, October 8, 2010 at 2:43 PM

Author: Jeannette E. Warnert

Tags: endangered species (2), Rick Sweitzer (1), Sierra Nevada Adaptive Management Project (11), wildlife (13)